A review by marlina10
The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel

5.0

Wow...I think this is a book that will stay with me. When a woman's daughter is murdered on a playground in a small town in the Ozarks, she realizes she can't depend on the local police to find justice, so she sets out to do it on her own. In this book, the author treats the dead-end town as a character and does an excellent job of making the reader feel how hopeless life in it can seem. I don't think you'll be disappointed if you read this one!